I Need a Website: Work With Multiple Suppliers

There is no doubt that having just one supplier to create your website is easier to manage. But a full service agency may not always perform well. Perhaps it is better to separate the design and development work to achieve the best results?

Firstly, let's find out what the benefits a full service company can provide. Obviously, you pay once and get the full package. An agency handles all the communication between their developers and designers, they watch the deadlines and ensure quality. Your result depends only on how thoroughly you worked on the project specification and if you are clear with what you want, it is a sure way to go.

On the other hand, when both designers and developers work in the same company, they are more likely to compromise on things and it is not always for your benefit. A developer inside a company may accept lousy work of designers and their project manager would convince you that 'it is not a bug but a feature'. Lack of competition inside an organization creates environment without a challenge. Nowadays companies tend to recruit average workers without creativity who can follow the strict company policies. But as a customer you are looking for something hot, aren't you?

So let's look on the other side. All kinds of providers can be found here: basic service agencies, offshore development teams and independent professionals, who specialize exclusively on programming, html coding, website design or flash. All those people know their job well but you may say: I don't need just flash or html coding, I need a website!

Working with multiple suppliers may be a pain in the neck, because technical people lack communication skills to work with the end customer. The only way to handle this is to learn as you work on the project. It can be fun, really! You are the creator, you decide and tech people only work to fulfill those decisions. Your original idea may go into pieces as you go. But be prepared to adjust your goals for the sake of a better result.

There is one more problem that you may encounter. Your suppliers may not accept work of the others. It's OK, because the more you reiterate on the tasks the better is the final result. This kind of work creates a true competition and a customer is a king, and people fight for you. If something is wrong you will have to find who did wrong and smack someone's bottom yourself, which creates an additional fun if you are a manager of this kind.

So, if you want to sit and relax delegating control and responsibility, you may consider giving your project to a full service company. But if you are a lover of technology, who is not afraid of learning new knowledge, you would certainly benefit from organizing this work yourself. All possible overhead my be worth the result, as this kind of work approach creates a competitive environment for your website to be born.

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